Part of a person's excellence in Islam is his leaving what does not concern him

Chapter: Among The Excellence Of A Person's Islam Is His Leaving What Does Not Concern Him

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2317

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنْ قُرَّةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلاَمِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لاَ يَعْنِيهِ ‏"

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"Part of a person's excellence in Islam is his leaving what does not concern him."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2317) and Ibn Majah (No. 3976).

Explanation

The Prophet (ﷺ) clarified that part of the perfection and beauty of a Muslim's Islam, and the completeness of his faith, is keeping away from what does not concern him, and what does not pertain to him, what does not benefit him of words and deeds, or matters of religion and worldly life that are of no relevance to him. Being preoccupied with what does not concern a person may distract him from what truly does, or may lead him to what he must avoid. For indeed, a person will be held accountable for his deeds on the Day of Judgment.

Lessons

People are of varying degrees in terms of their Islam, and it grows more excellent through some deeds.
Abandonment of idle and intrusive talk and action is a sign of the excellence of a person's Islam.
We are urged to preoccupy ourselves with religious and worldly matters that concern us. If it is part of the excellence of a person's Islam that he leaves what does not concern him, it is also part of its excellence that he gets preoccupied with what concerns him.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy upon him) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) summarized Wara‘ (piety/caution) in one sentence, saying: "Part of a person’s excellence in Islam is his leaving what does not concern him." This includes abandonment of what does not concern a person, like certain speech, looking, listening, striking, walking, thinking, and other movements, inward and outward. This is a sufficient and adequate statement on Wara‘.
Ibn Rajab said: This Hadīth is a fundamental principle of good manners.
We are urged to seek knowledge, for this is the means by which a person knows what concerns him and what does not.
Enjoining good and forbidding evil and rendering advice are among the things that should concern a person, for he is required to do them.
It falls under the general meaning of this Hadīth that we should keep away from what does not concern us among the things prohibited by Allah Almighty and disliked by the Prophet (ﷺ), and also those needless matters related to the Hereafter, like the facts of the unseen, and the details of the judgment among the creation; this also includes asking and searching about supposed issues that have not occurred, are unlikely to occur, or their occurrence is inconceivable.

Explanation in Arabic

بين النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: أن من كمال محاسن إسلام المسلم وتمام إيمانه، ابتعاده عما لا يعنيه ولا يخصه ولا يهمه وما لا يفيده من الأقوال والأفعال، أو مما لا يعنيه من أمور الدين والدنيا، فالاشتغال بما ليس للإنسان ربما شغله عما يعنيه، أو أداه إلى ما يلزمه اجتنابه؛ فإن الإنسان مسؤول عن أعماله يوم القيامة.

الناس يتفاوتون في الإسلام، وأنه يزداد حسنًا ببعض الأعمال.
ترك اللغو والفضول من الأقول والأفعال دليل على كمال إسلام المرء.
الحث على الاشتغال فيما يعني المرءَ من شؤون دِينه ودنياه، فإذا كان مِن حُسن إسلام المرء تركه ما لا يعنيه، فمِن حُسنه إذًا اشتغالُه فيما يعنيه.
قال ابن القيم رحمه الله : وقد جمع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الورع كله في كلمة واحدة، فقال: «من حسن إسلام المرء: تركُه ما لا يعنيه»، فهذا يعم الترك لما لا يعني: من الكلام، والنظر، والاستماع، والبطش، والمشي، والفكر، وسائر الحركات الظاهرة والباطنة، فهذه كلمة شافية في الورع.
قال ابن رجب: هذا الحديث أصل من أصول الأدب.
الحث على طلب العلم؛ لأن به بعرف الإنسان ما يعنيه مما لا يعنيه.
الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر والنصيحة مما تعني الإنسان؛ لأنه مأمور بها.
يدخل في عموم معنى الحديث: الابتعاد عما لا يعني مما حرم الله عزوجل وما كرهه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكذلك ما لا يحتاج إليه من أمور أخروية كحقائق الغيب وتفاصيل الحكم في الخلق والأمر، ومنها السؤال والبحث عن مسائل مقدرة ومفترضة لم تقع، أو لا تكاد تقع، أو لا يتصور وقوعها.

Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ ) الزَّاهِدُ الْمُقْرِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ثِقَةٌ فَقِيهٌ حَافِظٌ مِنْ الْحَادِيَةَ عَشْرَةَ ( حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْهِرٍ ) اِسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ الْغَسَّانِيُّ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ , ثِقَةٌ فَاضِلٌ مِنْ كِبَارِ الْعَاشِرَةِ ( عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ ) الْعَدَوِيِّ مَوْلَى آلِ عُمَرَ الرَّمْلِيِّ , وَقَدْ يُنْسَبُ إِلَى جَدِّهِ , ثِقَةٌ , قَدِيمُ الْمَوْتِ مِنْ الثَّامِنَةِ ( عَنْ قُرَّةَ ) هُوَ اِبْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ حِيْوَئِيلَ وَزْنُ جِبْرَئِيلَ الْمَعَافِرِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ , يُقَالُ اِسْمُهُ يَحْيَى , صَدُوقٌ لَهُ مَنَاكِيرُ مِنْ السَّابِعَةِ. قَوْلُهُ : ( مِنْ حُسْ…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2317
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 2317
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2317
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 2317

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3976

“Part of a person’s goodness in Islam is his leaving alone that which does not concern him.”

"‏ مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلاَمِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لاَ يَعْنِيهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded The Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 12

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” A hasan (good) hadeeth which was related by at-Tirmidhi and others in this fashion.

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه و سلم "مِنْ حُسْنِ إسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ". حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ، رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ [رقم: 2318] ، ابن ماجه…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 67

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is from the excellence of (a believer's) Islam that he should shun that which is of no concern to him". [At-Tirmidhi].

"‏ من حسن إسلام المرء تركه ما لا يعنيه‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1475

“A sign of man's good observance of Islam (his piety) is to keep away from that which does not concern him.” Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Hadith Hasan.

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلَامِ اَلْمَرْءِ, تَرْكُهُ مَا لَا يَعْنِيهِ } رَوَاهُ اَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَقَالَ حَسَنٌ.‏ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- حسن…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة (4843)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكَهُ مَالَا يَعْنِيهِ
الجامع في الحديث لابن وهب (295)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ، تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
الجامع في الحديث لابن وهب (438)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ، تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
الجامع لمعمر بن راشد (1224)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
المدخل إلى السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (213)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَالا يَعْنِيهِ
المدخل إلى السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (214)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (369)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ ، تَرْكُهُ مَالا يَعْنِيهِ
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (2965)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (8623)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
المعجم الصغير للطبراني (886)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرَكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
المعجم الصغير للطبراني (1077)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
صحيح ابن حبان (232)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
فوائد تمام الرازي (442)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
فوائد تمام الرازي (443)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
فوائد تمام الرازي (444)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
مسند ابن الجعد (2570)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
مسند الشهاب (180)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
مسند الشهاب (181)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
مسند الشهاب (182)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
مسند الشهاب (183)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
معجم أسامي شيوخ أبي بكر الإسماعيلي (53)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
معجم ابن المقرئ (1292)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ ، تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
معجم الشيوخ لابن جميع الصيداوي (176)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
موطأ مالك برواية أبي مصعب الزهري (1008)مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلَامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ
موطأ مالك برواية محمد بن الحسن الشيباني (837)مَنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلامِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لا يَعْنِيهِ

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Good (hasan) Muwatta Malik 1638

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ali ibn Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of the excellence of a man's Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him."

"‏ مِنْ حُسْنِ إِسْلاَمِ الْمَرْءِ تَرْكُهُ مَا لاَ يَعْنِيهِ ‏"

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 1642

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَيَعْلَي قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاحٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ دِينَارٍ الْوَاسِطِيَّ عَنْ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ…

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Part of a person's excellence in Islam is his leaving what does not concern him

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“Part of a person’s goodness in Islam is his leaving alone that which does not concern him.”

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” A hasan (good) hadeeth which was related by at-Tirmidhi and others in this fashion.

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is from the excellence of (a believer's) Islam that he should shun that which is of no concern to him". [At-Tirmidhi].

“A sign of man's good observance of Islam (his piety) is to keep away from that which does not concern him.” Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Hadith Hasan.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ali ibn Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of the excellence of a man's Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him."

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“Part of a person’s goodness in Islam is his leaving alone that which does not concern him.”

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” A hasan (good) hadeeth which was related by at-Tirmidhi and others in this fashion.

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is from the excellence of (a believer's) Islam that he should shun that which is of no concern to him". [At-Tirmidhi].

“A sign of man's good observance of Islam (his piety) is to keep away from that which does not concern him.” Related by At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Hadith Hasan.

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Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ali ibn Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Part of the excellence of a man's Islam is that he leaves what does not concern him."

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